Spread of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in a community implementing recommended elements of tuberculosis control

JAMA

Volumn 283, Issue 22, 2000, Pages 2968-2974

  Chin, Daniel P ^a,d   Crane, Charles M ^b   Diul, Mukadi Ya ^c   Sun, Sumi J ^a   Agraz, Rocio ^a   Taylor, Sirlura ^b   Desmond, Edward ^a   Wise, Francie ^b  

^a CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b Research and Evaluation Unit   (United States)

^c WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

^d NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ETHAMBUTOL; ISONIAZID; PYRAZINAMIDE; RIFAMPICIN; TUBERCULOSTATIC AGENT;

ARTICLE; COMMUNITY CARE; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOLECULAR GENETICS; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; PATHOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TUBERCULOSIS; TUBERCULOSIS CONTROL;

EID: 0034647328     PISSN: 00987484     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/jama.283.22.2968     Document Type: Article

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